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[-] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 103 points 2 months ago

No work is getting done there. They’re pretending it does.

[-] iamericandre@lemmy.world 84 points 2 months ago

As opposed to the office where I’m definitely not doing just enough to not get fired

[-] compostgoblin@piefed.blahaj.zone 21 points 2 months ago

Turns out as long as you have your browser and inbox open and frown at your screen when your boss walks by, most people won’t question it any further

[-] Grimy@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

Sometimes, I'll lean back, look at the ceiling and let out a loud "hmmmm" so it's clear I'm thinking and doing a difficult task.

[-] OpenStars@piefed.social 8 points 2 months ago

Bonus points if the browser has loaded a webpage, preferably one showing graphs that automagically update?

[-] compostgoblin@piefed.blahaj.zone 11 points 2 months ago

Executives fuckin love a dashboard

[-] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 7 points 2 months ago

As someone who builds a ton of dashboards for executives they absolutely do! It's also very obvious when an executive finally gets replaced who hasn't been pulling their weight because I'll suddenly learn that 3 of the dashboards we made for them have been broken for multiple years without anyone noticing

[-] sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago

Accurate haha. It's funny but also sad to open a website you've built and realize a feature has been broken for years and nobody noticed.

[-] OpenStars@piefed.social 5 points 2 months ago

I think it makes them feel important, like they are somehow contributing something (which justifies their salary)?😁

[-] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I have literally used that nonsense fake hacker/coding site before, where you just hit random keys and it spits out fake code.

[-] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago

Sounds like my job description

[-] Rooster326@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago

The ~~code is compiling~~ LLM is training. ok?

this post was submitted on 20 Mar 2026
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